Posts Tagged ‘University of Arizona’
May 26, 2008
Congratulations to University of Arizona scientists for leading the international team that developed, launched, and landed NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet on Sunday. This image, one of the first captured, shows the vast plains of the northern polar region of Mars. The flat landscape is strewn with tiny pebbles and shows polygonal [...]
Posted in Science, Transportation |
Tags: Mars, NASA, Phoenix Mars Lander, University of Arizona
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May 19, 2008
From time to time, we’ll throw out an “Idea of the Day” culled from sources here in Arizona and elsewhere. The following idea was highlighted at the May 6, 2008 “kick-off” of National Preservation Month held at the Arizona Biltmore. There Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon gave the following prepared remarks to 150 local and state preservation and [...]
Posted in Affordable Housing, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Idea of the Day, Neighborhoods, Sustainability |
Tags: City Council, University of Arizona, Urban Land Institute, Phil Gordon, Artist's Issues Task Force, Adaptive reuse, Franklin Police & Fire H.S., Bentley Projects, City Bakery
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April 27, 2008
[Source: Kate Nolan, Arizona Republic] – A major Houston cancer center may collaborate with Arizona’s largest health-care provider on cancer care in Phoenix. According to sources from both institutions, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Banner Health are in talks that may lead to a comprehensive cancer center downtown. The Valley already boasts [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Health Care |
Tags: Arizona Cancer Center, Banner Health, Downtown Phoenix, M.D. Anderson Center, Maricopa Medical Center, Mayo, National Cancer Institute, University of Arizona
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February 13, 2008
[Source: Ken Alltucker, Arizona Republic] — The University of Arizona has contacted nearly every major hospital in the Phoenix area with one major request: Send us your ideas for a new downtown teaching hospital. The call for ideas comes after talks between UA and Banner Health failed to a yield a deal to build a [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Education, Health Care, Neighborhoods |
Tags: Banner Health, Board of Regents, Catholic Healthcare West, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, Mayo, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Sun Health, TGen, University of Arizona
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February 13, 2008
The 96th anniversary of Arizona statehood will be celebrated on Thursday, February 14, at “Museums on the Mall: Celebrating Arizona’s Statehood” at the Arizona State Capitol in downtown Phoenix, and two new exhibits about Arizona history will open. Chief Justice Ruth McGregor will kick off the Statehood Day program leading the Pledge of Allegiance at [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality |
Tags: Arizona Capitol, Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum, Capitol Mall, Carnegie Library, Janet Napolitano, Jim Weiers, Ruth McGregor, Statehood, Tim Bee, University of Arizona
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March 5, 2006
According to the National Park Service, responsible for maintaining the National Register of Historic Places, no property listed on the Register would stay on the Register if descrecrated as originally proposed for Phoenix’s historic Sun Mercantile.
That doesn’t mean creative architectural design or adaptive reuse of historic properties can’t occur. Examples exist right here in Phoenix. [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Education, Historic Preservation |
Tags: ALERT!, Asian American, Bill Scheel, City Council, David Cavazos, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix, Facadism, Frank Fairbanks, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, National Park Service, Phil Gordon, Phoenix Union H.S., Robert Sarver, Southwest Value Partners, Sun Mercantile, University of Arizona
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